Let’s Learn More about Each Other

Are the lives of city kids the same as those in villages? In many ways, they are very different. But what are the differences?

Hu Peng of Wuhan and four friends decided to find them out. Earlier this month, they lived for a week in Caidian, a village near Wuhan. Hu and his friends went door to door in Caidian and asked the kids there lots of questions. They wanted to learn more about village kids’ everyday lives, so they asked these questions like —Do your parents teach you how to do housework? How much money do you usually spend on dinner? What would you do if a thief came into your house? They also asked 150 city kids the same questions.

What’s the Difference?

Last week the team gave a report to their class. There are lots of differences between children’s lives in cities and those in villages. The biggest difference is independence. Hu’s team said that 60 percent of city kids couldn’t do much housework, but 90 percent of village kids could care for themselves.

City kids told Hu they cared about school a lot, and they had no time for washing clothes or making their beds. Village kids said they helped their parents with housework a lot. They cooked, did some cleaning and fed animals. Hu’s team also found that village kids had less pocket money. Many never used computers. They played in rivers or on mountains. Some didn’t really like to make new friends.

Hu and his friends said their trip gave them more self-confidence because they were doing something by themselves. But it also made them a little worried because they saw they still had a lot to learn. “When we grow up, our parents can’t take care of us,” said Hu. “We have to learn to take care of ourselves.” Shen Guanquan, one of Hu’s friends, said, “When children learn to care for themselves, they learn to do lots of things.”

1.How many city kids went to learn about village kids’ everyday lives?

A. Three. B. Four. C. Five.

2.They found that most village kids ________.

A. had no time for their study B. didn’t care much about school

C. helped their parents with housework a lot

3.From the article, the biggest difference is ____ between city kids and village kids.

A. independence B. time C. self-confidence

4.The underlined word “it” in the last paragraph means _________.

A. their trip B. their report C. city kids

5.Hu Peng and his friends finished their report by _________.

A. questioning village kids’ parents

B. questioning village kids and city kids

C. watching village kids’ everyday lives

Little stream(小河) ran down from a high mountain through many villages and forests. Then it reached a desert. “I went through so many difficulties.I should have no problem crossing the desert,” she thought. As she started, she found herself slowly disappearing(消失)into the sand. After many tries, she still failed. “Maybe I can’t reach the ocean,” she said sadly to herself.

At this time, a deep voice said, “If a breeze(微风)can cross the desert,so can a river.” It was the voice of the desert. But the little stream answered, “That’s because a breeze can fly, but I cannot.”

“That’s because you stick to what you are. Let yourself evaporate(蒸发)into the breeze, and it can take you across,” said the desert. “Give up what I am now? No!No!” The little stream could not accept this idea. “The breeze can carry the vapor(蒸汽)across the desert and let it leave as rain. The rain will form a river again,” said the desert. “And whether you’re a river or vapor, your nature never changes.” Hearing this,the little stream went into the open arms of breeze. It carried her to the next stage of her life.

The course of our lives is like the experience of the little stream. If you want to go through difficulties in your life to head for success, you should also change the way you are sometimes.

1.Before the stream reached the desert, she didn’t _______.

A. believe in herself

B.meet any difficulties

C.want to cross the desert

D.worry about the journey to the ocean

2.Who encouraged the little stream when she felt sad?

A. The breeze B.The sun C.The mountain D.The desert

3.What does the underlined phrase “stick to” mean?

A. 粘贴 B.坚持 C.放弃 D.展示

4.What’s the main idea of the passage?

A. Give up what you have

B.How to cross the desert

C.Change means success

D.The little stream and the desert

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